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by Respirator99
Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:29 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Prescribed CPAP settings setup for replacement machine
Replies: 4
Views: 206

Re: Prescribed CPAP settings setup for replacement machine

I will look into monitoring now. How does that work? I thought it needs to be done by professional, but it doesn't seem to be the case, correct? If you require compliance for insurance or licensing purposes, then professional monitoring may be an issue. But for most of us it's quite easy to do it y...
by Respirator99
Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Prescribed CPAP settings setup for replacement machine
Replies: 4
Views: 206

Re: Prescribed CPAP settings setup for replacement machine

G'day always-tired, welcome to the forum. You don't need to rely on a provider to set up the machine for you - it is an easy DIY setting. See here: https://www.apneaboard.com/resmed-airsense-11-setup-info To get the best out of the machine, get hold of the clinical manual, available from Apnea Board...
by Respirator99
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: new centrals
Replies: 4
Views: 339

Re: new centrals

onward60 wrote:
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:11 pm
Is there anyway to tell if they are real?
In Oscar or SleepHQ, look closely at the breathing waveform immediately prior to the apnea. If there is a big spike of inhalation or a few seconds of very erratic breathing, then it's likely a false alarm.
by Respirator99
Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DeVilbiss stops making sleep apnea devices
Replies: 16
Views: 2780

Re: DeVilbiss stops making sleep apnea devices

vandownbytheriver wrote:
Tue Mar 19, 2024 2:50 pm
Uncle Nick has a video out today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmeQ66NPhTA

Shows clips of a user finding degraded foam... way, way yuck.
It was quite disturbing to see the amount of degraded foam actually inside the impellor housing.
by Respirator99
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Apria or Lincare
Replies: 17
Views: 3218

Re: Apria or Lincare

Almost 10 years and only cosmetic? How do you know that the fan and the motor is less powerful? This is not a technology that moves very fast. All the algorithms are pretty well understood and have been for a few years. In terms of the motor in the AS11 series, various people have pulled them apart...
by Respirator99
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DeVilbiss stops making sleep apnea devices
Replies: 16
Views: 2780

Re: DeVilbiss stops making sleep apnea devices

Pugsy wrote:
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:33 pm
I didn't get the paywall thing either. Now as to why no one else but you got it....
Like I have always told you....you are special. :lol: :lol:
Seems like I'm special too...

I vaguely recall DeVilbiss announcing quite a long time ago that they were exiting the sleep device market.
by Respirator99
Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:49 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OSCAR v1.5.2 is Available as of 03/15/24
Replies: 3
Views: 658

Re: OSCAR v1.5.2 is Available as of 03/15/24

Many thanks Red.

Apart from AVG anti-virus playing silly buggers (easily fixed) it downloaded and installed nicely.
by Respirator99
Sat Mar 16, 2024 1:20 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Apria or Lincare
Replies: 17
Views: 3218

Re: Apria or Lincare

No the air curve 11 is a BiPAP. I never use it CPAP. So is the AirCurve 10. The 10 is a solidly built, highly reliable product that has been around for years. The 11 is a cosmetic upgrade and a functional downgrade (ie smaller / cheaper motor & fan), but the bilevel models have only been on the mar...
by Respirator99
Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help for the clueless
Replies: 30
Views: 4021

Re: Help for the clueless

Obviously the leaks are the main concern right now, and other factors really only come into play once the leaks are under control. You can ignore the flow limitations - Resmed ASV machines report limitations differently from other types. From the Apnea Board wiki: Flow limitation is a common charact...
by Respirator99
Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:46 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can a CPAP machine truly revolutionize life?
Replies: 12
Views: 2837

Re: Can a CPAP machine truly revolutionize life?

Everybody responds differently. In my case, CPAP treatment (actually ASV):

- Stopped me falling asleep in the car on my way to work
- Stopped me falling asleep during work meetings
- Completely cured my heart palpitations.
by Respirator99
Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:57 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: is the myair app accurate
Replies: 8
Views: 1814

Re: is the myair app accurate

Pugsy wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:38 pm
Respirator99 wrote:
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:25 pm
The machine will give you a red frowny face if your leaks exceed 24 L/min for 70% of the time or more.
It's 30% or more of the time above 24L/min.
Oops! I got it arse-about.
by Respirator99
Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: is the myair app accurate
Replies: 8
Views: 1814

Re: is the myair app accurate

The machine will give you a red frowny face if your leaks exceed 24 L/min for 70% of the time or more. Below that you'll get a green smiley. However, this is a ludicrously low bar to set. In this case (only) the data from MyAir is more "correct" than relying on the smiley face on the machine.
by Respirator99
Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Resmed airsense 10 takes a break at end of breath
Replies: 3
Views: 830

Re: Resmed airsense 10 takes a break at end of breath

G'day BlackBags, welcome to the forum. It sounds like the EPR (expiratory pressure relief) isn't properly synching with your breathing. If you have EPR turned on, it reduces pressure slightly as you exhale. It then increases it again as you inhale. The available settings are 0 (off), 1, 2 or 3 - whe...
by Respirator99
Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:10 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Resmed Airsense 10- EXTRA Large Water Tank
Replies: 14
Views: 11925

Re: Resmed Airsense 10- EXTRA Large Water Tank

If you have a really big bedside table, you can use an external tank such as the CSpring. Personally I find the existing Resmed tank is just big enough.

https://cspring.store/en-au
by Respirator99
Mon Feb 26, 2024 3:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed AutoSense 11 Date Range Help needed!
Replies: 2
Views: 1967

Re: ResMed AutoSense 11 Date Range Help needed!

I think your options are pretty limited on MyAir. As an alternative, you could try either Oscar or SleepHQ (links in my signature). Both of these let you view trend data, and you can set a custom date range. Whether your doc will accept either of these is, of course, unknown until you ask. He/she mi...